The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Drugs)·D-0897-2016·Announced 2016-06-01

Germany Niubian Recalled for Lack of FDA Approval

R Thomas Marketing, LLC is recalling Germany Niubian capsules because they were marketed without an approved New Drug Application (NDA) or Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA).

The agency’s classification

FDA (Drugs): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which per the rubric mandates a score of 5 (Critical) regardless of other factors.

Plain-English summary

R Thomas Marketing, LLC is recalling Germany Niubian, a product packaged in BIG BOX (10 small boxes / 24 capsules per box / 240 capsules). The product was distributed nationwide via Internet sales.

The recall is being conducted because the product was marketed without an approved New Drug Application (NDA) or Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA). This means the product has not been evaluated by the FDA for safety, efficacy, or quality.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and contact the distributor for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Germany Niubian, packaged in BIG BOX (10 small boxes / 24 capsules per box / 240 capsules), Distributed by: R Thomas Marketing, LLC, Bronx, NY 10467

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

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Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 24 recalled by R Thomas Marketing, LLC under a single FDA (Drugs) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

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